Dining Room Into Office

Kelleysgirl
by Kelleysgirl
2 Materials
$400
6 Hours
Easy
Our dining room is rarely used and has become quite a cluttered mess. We decided to turn it into an office and hopefully get rid of the chaos.
Yep, here it is. Not exactly an inviting space. Since giving up my craft room, many of my things just ended up in here. I had just bought new chairs to finish along with the table I planned to paint white. Then the hubs decided we needed a place for the kids to do homework. The craft stuff will just have to find another place to stay.
We had a sheet of plywood ripped at Home Depot and we stacked the 2x8 sheets to make a thick desktop. We used wood glue and nails through the bottom to hold together.
We bought two file cabinets and measured out 8 feet to the edges. Then we placed a cleat in the wall to support the weight of the desktop.
We trimmed out three edges using a different type of wood, as we couldn't find the same as the plywood.
We sanded then stained the top and sides and sealed with poly.
We attached the top to the wall and the desk was done. We removed the rug after this pic was taken.


We plan to add a few more touches- a lamp, desk pad, and a calendar to finish it off.


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Our total cost for just the desk was about $400, mainly because of the cost of the file cabinets. Total cost including new computer and chairs about $1200.


Happy organizing!
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  • 17335038 17335038 on Dec 15, 2021

    It is interesting that while sitting on the computer/home office is where many of us spend our 'spare time' at home these days, builders still persist in building homes with floor plans with a designated formal dining room, often with insufficient task lighting, and insufficient amount of electrical plugins.


    Converting this former unused space in your home into into an area that works for you and for your lifestyle is money you have spent well, I say.


    I would suggest that you either raise the low plug under the desk top higher up or add an additional one at an easier to reach location (with conduit) replacing it with a new one that has usb charger ports built in.


    Here are a couple of examples:


    • Kelleysgirl Kelleysgirl on Dec 15, 2021

      Thank you for your comment! We actually cut two holes in the back of the desk top to accommodate the cords so we didn’t have to raise the outlet. ❤️

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